On April 26 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the two rivals will finally step inside the ring with one another following a tense build-up.
Fans were excited to see two controversial stars go head-to-head in 2022 and after a long period of waiting, Conor Benn was cleared to fight in the UK following his positive drug test result.
At points, it looked like either man could go steer away from the fight entirely with Benn recently looking at other options but there was undoubtedly one fight to make.
Chris Eubank Jr also had alternate paths on the table but the history between their legendary fathers and the clear dislike between them has turned this fight into one of the biggest talking points in the sport over the past few years.
With fight night now just weeks away, we will finally get to see them meet in a grudge match for the ages in what could be the first of several encounters.
Fight Night Champion predicts a one-sided win for Chris Eubank Jr over Conor Benn
This fight means much more to Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn than any regular win on their records.
There is bragging rights at stake on April 26 and according to one simulation, they will fall firmly into the hands of the older fighter.
The final entry in the Fight Night series, Fight Night Champion, is still a beloved video game after releasing in 2011 via EA Sports even if it is a bit rough around the edges in 2025.
In a recent video posted by Boxing Fight Simulations on YouTube, Eubank Jr and Benn were put into the roster for a showdown at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas to simulate their upcoming bout.
At the end of 12 rounds, all three judges scored the bout exactly the same, which is a bold prediction from the simulation but it wasn’t the only one.
Fight Night Champion scored a near sweep of the fight by the 35-year-old Eubank Jr who won eleven of the rounds with the 11th not going his way.
He also produced two knockdowns in the 5th and 10th to win the the fight 119-107.
“Completely one-sided fight, at least that’s the way we saw it,” reflected commentator Joe Tessitore once the final bell sounded.
“Yeah I mean, if you saw it any other way, you’d have to put a warning out the next time these judges judge a fight, kinda like on a pack of cigarettes, you know, this could be hazardous to your health,” said co-commentator Teddy Atlas. “I mean these guys could be hazardous to your career if they scored it any other way.”
Tensions between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn have already boiled over
If there was any talk of the intensity between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn dying down after their years apart, that was quickly ruled out following the first press conference for the fight.
In fact, their second presser was completely cancelled after at their first meeting, Eubank Jr slapped Benn with an egg in reference to the reasons given for his positive drug test that cancelled their meeting back in 2022.
Another press conference is set to take place on February 27 with all signs pointing towards it taking place in what is sure to be an even more heated exchnage.
If either man goes on to dominate the contest like Fight Night Champion predicts, we’ll be hearing about it for a long time, that’s for sure.